The Printing Charity

The Printing Charity is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 208882).

The Printing Charity has been supporting people who work, or have worked, in printing, packaging and publishing. Its mission is to offer practical and emotional support to people in the industry when they need it, along with financial support for those who are struggling, and to champion young talent. Its annual report shows total awards of £846,264, of which £632,440 went to individuals. Its Rising Star Awards provide up to £1,500 to emerging talent in the print, paper, packaging, publishing and graphics sectors to invest in skills development and training.

Priority Areas

The Printing Charity’s primary grant-making is support for individuals who meet its criteria, particularly their length of time in the print sector and their financial means. Grants primarily relieve or prevent poverty and assist people who are aged or distressed; it also seeks to help people made vulnerable by age, infirmity or other disadvantage. Its financial assistance provides one-off grants towards essential costs and hardship. It also supports training, further education and development for people in the sector through its Rising Star Awards and other funded projects. Organisations may receive grants when they can identify individuals who meet the charity’s objects, and both the recipient and its work must align with its strategic aims; trustees approve new proposals and working agreements provide for monitoring, auditing and reporting.

Themes

• Financial hardship
• Career training

Geographic Focus

UK.

No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website. The contact shown is for getting in touch.

Application windows:

• Rising Star Awards: Opens on 2nd March, closes on 29th March

Who can apply:

• Financial assistance: You may be eligible if you, or the person through whom you qualify, have worked for at least three years in the UK print, paper, packaging, publishing, graphic arts or allied trades. The three years do not need to be consecutive.
• Rising Star Awards: Have the right to reside in the UK and currently live and work in the UK Are aged 18–35 on the application opening date for that year Are currently working in the print, paper, publishing, graphics or packaging sectors, or allied trades (e.g. ink manufacturing, coatings), in any role and in any organisation

What to send:

• Financial assistance
  • Household and financial circumstances
  • Employment history in the UK print, paper, packaging, graphics and publishing sectors, or an allied trade
  • What you need help with and the expected cost
  • Any relevant evidence requested during the application
  • If your bank doesn’t support Open Banking, you can upload statements covering the most recent three months for all household accounts instead.
• Rising Star Awards: A headshot photo showing head and shoulders, with a white background, not a selfie, and high-resolution (at least 1MB)

Applying again: Rising Star Awards: You can apply each year as long as you remain employed in an eligible industry and within the 18–35 age range. However, you can only win a Rising Star Award once.

What the charity says:

• The trustees must be satisfied that a receiving organisation can identify individuals who meet the criteria under the charity’s objects.
• The receiving organisation and its work must be consistent with the charity’s strategic aims.
• Working agreements establish monitoring, auditing and reporting on how the grant is used.